British Sign Language & West Indian Creole

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Parallels in status of British Sign Language (BSL) and West Indian Creole (WIC) in Britain reflect popular attitudes towards the groups that use these two non-standard languages. Also similar are the social circumstances leading to pidginization and creolization: slaves from one language area in Africa were forcibly dispersed in the West Indies, and deaf children in schools were far from where their home signs were understood. Paired examples of utterances in each show the structural similarity of BSL and WIC. These several parallels have pertinent educational and cultural implications.

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